Cloud migration is still a pain [Video]

A recent survey is telling us what most of us already know. Cloud migrations are complex, expensive, and often need to be more successful. Perhaps it’s time we stopped digging a migration hole and learned to do better.

Cloud migration is a significant effort in the cloud computing world, even with the advent of generative AI. Cloud migrations are a core effort for data transformation and moving applications to platforms that most enterprises believe are “future-proof.”

After 10-plus years of migrating applications and data to the cloud , you would have thought we could get it right by now. However, that is not the case.

Why is migration still challenging?

A recent Flexera 2023 State of the Cloud Report noted that 66% of enterprise IT professionals list cloud migrations as a top challenge. Why? These are the report’s highlights:

• Network bandwidth issues impact employee connectivity, which is an obstacle in the new world where employees are scattered hither and yon, some without reliable internet connectivity. Adequate …